MEXICO made the most noise at The Forum swim centre on day two of the 2014 Lake Macquarie International Children’s Games.
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Cheered on by dozens of fellow athletes and supporters, Team Toluca claimed silver in the boys’ 400-metre freestyle relay, behind Singapore and ahead of New Taipei City.
In the girls’ relay, Singapore finished on top, followed by Bangkok, Thailand and Kaunas, Lithuania in second and third.
Local teams were absent from the podium in individual and team events.
However, there was one local swimmer in the pool on Tuesday – 14-year-old Adam Vincer, of Lake Macquarie.
Adam finished fifth in the boys’ 50-metre backstroke B-finals and 13th overall, knocking him out of contention for a medal.
Overall, Team Lake Macquarie secured three gold medals and one bronze on Tuesday - two gold in golf and one gold and one bronze in athletics.
Games schedule - Wednesday, December 10 (final day)
■ Athletics - Hunter Sports Centre, 9.30am-1pm
■ BMX - Lake Mac BMX, 9am-3pm
■ Football - Lake Macquarie Regional Football Facility, 8.30am-4pm
■ Sailing - Belmont 16ft Sailing Club, 9am-3pm
■ Swimming - The Forum, 8am-3pm
■ Water polo - Speers Point Swim Centre, 9.30am - 1.15pm
Go to icg-lakemacquarie2014.com for more info.
